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Kelley, Lauren. (2011, January 28). 75-Year Prison Sentence for Taping the Police? The Absurd Laws That Criminalize Audio and Video Recording in America. AlterNet. Retrieved January 31, 2011, from http://www.alternet.org/story/149706/75-year_prison_sentence_for_taping_the_police_the_absurd_laws_that_criminalize_audio_and_video_recording_in_america What would you do in this case?  

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Mullin, Joe. (2011, January 28). Senate Democrats Push For Even Tougher Net Neutrality Rules. paidContent. Retrieved January 31, 2011, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-senate-democrats-push-for-even-tougher-net-neutrality-rules/ Looks at the work of Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state & Al Frankin of Minnesota.  I’m taking the bill to be S. 74: Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion & Consumer Protection Act

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Sass, E. (2011, January 28). ‘New York Times’ Rushes To Shore Up Pay Wall Model. MediaPost Publications. Retrieved January 31, 2011, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=143856&nid=123180 Sass describes the Grey Lady pay wall to-be, “The NYT pay wall has previously been described by NYTCO execs as a hybrid system that would allow most users to continue reading some [...]

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Variety: DreamWorks draws up talent

Variety Staff. (2011, January 26). DreamWorks Animation draws up talent. Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2011, from http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030975?refCatId=10 From the lede: Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, Jude Law, Alec Baldwin and Isla Fisher will voice the lead roles in DreamWorks Animation’s 3D epic “Rise of the Guardians.”

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AlterNet: 10 best political docs of 2010

Atkinson, Michael. (2011, January 21). Get Angry: 10 of the Best Political Documentaries of the Last Year. AlterNet / In These Times. Retrieved January 27, 2011, from http://www.alternet.org/story/149635/get_angry%3A_10_of_the_best_political_documentaries_of_the_last_year We had a couple of these featured docs to campus thanks to PCIM, including Gasland (Fox) & The Most Dangerous Man (with Ellsberg).

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Gearlog: 10 geekiest animated series of all time

Heater, Brian. (2011, January 21). The 10 Geekiest Animated Series of All-Time. Gearlog. Retrieved January 26, 2011, from http://www.gearlog.com/2011/01/the_10_geekiest_animated_serie.php Saw this in my library association newsletter, go figure.  And I was just remembering that I forgot about the Dungeons and Dragons series  — was talking to someone about the proper pronunciation of Tiamet.

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Lefkow, Chris. (2010, January 25). Startup Ongo enters online news arena. Yahoo! News. Retrieved January 26, 2011, from http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110125/tc_afp/usitmediaindustrynewspapersongo_20110125181637 From Lefkow’s lede: Ongo, a subscription-based service backed by The Washington Post, The New York Times and USA Today, launched on Tuesday promising a “new way to read, discover and share” news online.

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HRW: World Report 2011

Human Rights Watch has posted their World Report 2011.  It is available for purchase or download from their website.

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Goetzl, D. (2010, January 25). CBS Moves Slowing Into Streaming Deals, Netflix Eager To Sign. TVBlog. Retrieved January 25, 2011, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=143595&nid=123011 Goetzl considers what deals may come between CBS & such distributors as Netflix.

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Zmuda, Natalie. (2011, January 25). Super Bowl Consumer Spending to Hit $10 Billion. Ad Age. Retrieved January 25, 2011, from http://adage.com/superbowl/article?article_id=148472 Sorry, no party at my house.

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Kilday, Gregg. (2011, January 25). Oscar Nominations 2011: King’s Speech Leads With 12. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2011, from http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-nominations-2011-kings-speech-75473 Big news of the day: Oscar nods are in.

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Halverson, Heidi Grant. (2011, January 20). Too Much Miscommunication at Work? A Simple Fix. | Fast Company. Fast Company / Expert blog. Retrieved January 24, 2011, from http://www.fastcompany.com/1719246/too-much-miscommunication-at-work-a-simple-fix Halverson  explores solutions to what experts call, “signal amplification bias”.

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Olbermann is out @ MSNBC

Lafayette, Jon. (2011, January 21). Olbermann Out At MSNBC. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved January 24, 2011, from http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/462783-Olbermann_Out_At_MSNBC.php Moos, Julie. (2011, January 24). Transcript: Olbermann says goodbye to viewers as MSNBC contract ends abruptly. Poynter. Retrieved January 24, 2011, from http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/115845/transcript-keith-olbermann-says-goodbye-to-viewers-after-being-told-this-will-be-the-last-edition-of-countdown/ Johnson, Ted. (2011, January 21). Keith Olbermann exits MSNBC. Variety. Retrieved January 24, 2011, [...]

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From MediaPost: http://www.mediapost.com/events/?/showID/OMMAVideo.11.SF/OMMAVideo.html 1st collector for MediaPost.com: what you missed at OMMA Follow my videos on vodpod    

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Kaplan, David. (2011, January 19). WaPo Launches Facebook-Focused Marketing Agency. paidContent. Retrieved January 20, 2011, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-wapo-introduces-facebook-branding-business-socialcode/ Kaplan describes SocialCode and compares it to other similar efforts.

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RCFP: Sup Ct hears corporate privacy case

Deamer, Kacey. (2010, January 20). High court hears argument in FOI corporate privacy case. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Retrieved January 20, 2011, from http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11679 Synopsis by Deamer, “The case, FCC v. AT&T, concerned a federal Freedom of Information Act request for documents regarding a Federal Communications Commission investigation into AT&T’s participation in [...]

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Friedman, Wayne. (2011, January 20). Digital Video Grabs 180 Million Visitors Monthly. MediaDailyNews. Retrieved January 20, 2011, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=143264&nid=122841 Looks at comScore data presented at OMMA video. Most people watch online video to fill in a missed episode.  I just did that myself…

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Saw this in a NFB.ca newsletter, 1/19/11 http://newsletters.nfb.ca/20110119/EN/ Dot. The world’s smallest stop-motion animation… Follow my videos on vodpod    

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Irwin, Tanya. (2011, January 19). German Study: Tobacco Marketing Lures Teens. MediaPost Publications. Retrieved January 19, 2011, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=143154&nid=122786 Mentions, “..Dr. James D. Sargent, a professor of pediatrics and family and community medicine at Dartmouth Medical Center in New Hampshire” who was co-author of a study that appeared online this month and will appear in [...]

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